I'm with you Shad, I got 2 little ones and I know what they mean to me.

May GOD BELSS Ryder, and all of your family.  Stay strong, I'm PUSH-ing for the lil guy.

You are so right Henry P.U.S.H. does work and something did happen there was a 10% chance he would'nt make it through the surgery. After further cat scans they also found the fluid that is required for the brain was not draining back into the body his lil drain hole was samshed shut from the pressure of the tumor and the cist that was on it so they put in what is called a shunt aka drain hose in his lil skull and routed down to his tummy. After that they did the biopsy the Dr. said it looked to be very aggressive and highly cancerous they are looking at the sample at the hospital today and are going to overnite it to Phillidelphia to the world pathology specialist i did some asking that that place is ranked #1 in the world so that where we stand we are continuing P.U.S.H. as i hope all of you will THANK YOU so much for your prayers and support through this trying time in our lives it feels so good to come home and see so many people are praying so hard for my lil boy it's really special to me and my family to know that people we have never met or spoken with in person really do care and are P.U.S.Hing for lil Ryder he's a fighter thats for sure when he saw my wife this a.m. he got the biggest smile on his face and then he looked at me and smiled to he is a strong willed lil man I am positive what ever he has growong in his lil head will all get cured and we will all be home together again i use to rode when i was younger so i keep tell him to rake and spur lil man jus rake and spur take it 1 jump at a time we got through 2 rounds already we are just in intermission til the short go and we'll ride that br4onc too i'll keep yall posted as we find out more thanks again for your support it helps more than you know

As some of you know Ryder went for surgery on friday 9/14/07. The DR was not able to get as much of the tumor as he wanted there was alot of bleeding and then Ryder died on the operating table but the team was able to bring him back the DR said the 1st 8 hrs were the most critical well we are 53 hours into the recovery and as usual Little ryder is throwing them all for a loop the Dr said to expect the worse and spend as much time as possible with him well Ryder aint quitting he is still in I C U and under pain and sedation medicine until further orders the DR does not want him moving at all the he is even fighting the sedatives and pain meds that are suppose to knock him out the nurse told us that is she gave us the does shes giveing him it would knock us out for a week and he's waking up 15-30 mins. after he gets 1 he does have some swelling from all the fluids and blood he got in the OR they had to give him 4 litres of blood he lost all of his and it quit clotting they finally got it to stop somewhat with some packing which will disolve in 2 or 4 weeks the place in philly misdiagnosed the tumor so they are running tests again so they know how to fight it but for now he is fine and still fighting please continue to pray for Ryder that is the best remedy we could ask for thank you all for your support and prayers.

Well we went thru our first time of chemo this week and he pulled thru just fine as i expected. He got home on wed. and had to go back on friday for a check up his counts were down a lil but we knew they would be dr the tumor wasnt any bigger but wasnt smaller either also said he would need blood on tues. we are trying to get him into st judes in memphis the docs down here still dont know what type of tumor we have and are sending more samples to philly and to st judes i think they are just guessing at this point and that Ryder is still throwing them for a loop all in all Ryder is doing well and hanging on like any cowboy should thank you all for your prayers and support RIDE RYDER RIDE

i thought you would like this my aunt gave it to me when we started our hospital tour and i knew it fit perfectly

                Don't Quit

  When things go wrong as they
                        sometimes will,
  When the road you're trudging
                     seems all up hill,
  When the funds are low
                     and the debts are high,
  When care is pressing you down a bit,
  Rest, if you must, but don't you quit,
  Life is queer with it's twists and turns,
  As everyone of us sometimes learns,
  And many a failure turns about,
  When he might have won
                      had he stuck it out;
  Don't give up though the pace
                                seems slow-
  You may succeed with another blow.
Success is failure turned
                     inside out-
The silver tint of the clouds
                         of doubt
And you never can tell
                  how close you are,
It may be near when it seems so far;
So stick to the fight when
                      you're hardest hit-
It's when things seem worst

                 THAT
                       YOU
                           MUST
                                  NOT
                                       QUIT.

Hello Henry, i got this in an email the other day and wanted to share it with you guys thanks for being there for me

St. Gerard, who, like the Savior, loved children so tenderly and by your prayers freed many from disease and even death, listen to us who are pleading for our sick child. We thank God for the great gift of our son, Ryder, and ask Him to restore our child to health if such be his holy will. This favor, we beg of you through your love for all children.  Amen

now everytime it gets read thats another sole praying for Ryder. He's growing like a weed and eating like a pig at a slop trough theres nothing that can stop him when found out about his cancer when he was 6 weeks old they said he had 3-4 months to live he turned 5 months old on friday what a champ never misses a lick and is always kicking his legs this tumor other than hair loss has not kept him from doing nothing thanks for being there brother

Hey Hey Hey good good news good news. We went for a treatment yesterday. They wanted an MRI before they started after hours of waiting for the MRI we finally got the results around 4;30 yesterday afternoon and THE BIG OLL MASS IS GONE there is just to lil spots 1 is the size of a marble and the other they said looks like a star burst he is not in the clear yet we have to wait until wendsday to talk with the surgeon and the oncologist to see which chemo regimin we are gonna do now the dr said they cant tell if they are getting bigger or shrinking because they have never seen these 2 spots before so it's a tuff decision we are going with next but it's looking very very he is getting better praise GOD and praise all of you each and everyone of you for taking time out of your busy schedules to pray for LIL RYDER you guys are the best friends anyone could ever have from the bottom of my heart THANK YOU each and everyone of you my great friends. Igot it late but that is the best christmas present ever. Ryder has discoverd he ha s a tounge and sticks it out at everybody and hed love laughing. Keep up the good work fellas. RIDE RYDER RIDE

Yes. It does work.
He'll be in our thoughts.

not fair for little guy to start life with a big problem, but stay pos and he is in our thoughts.  hang in there and best wishes.

To Shad:
           Dear lord, we thank you every day for the privilage to worship you and praise you and for all the blessings you have bestowed upon us, today we would like to raise up a young soul who has entered this world with an affliction that needs your blessing to heal. May you bless this child and heal him, and may you comfort his parents in this trying time.          AMEN!!!!!